Table 3 Inter-rater reliability of the muscular chain evaluation for each group of physical therapists according to their experience in Global Postural Re-education
Body regions | Reliability | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Posture indices | Kappa (%A) | ||
| Â | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 |
|  | (≤ 2 years) | (2.5 to 9.5 years) | (≥ 10 years) |
|  | (n = 21) | (n = 16) | (n = 15) |
Head : Protraction | 0.51 (63) | 0.40 (60) | 0.56 (67) |
   Lateral bending | 0.15 (37) | 0.08 (31) | 0.04 (29) |
   Rotation | 0.25 (44) | −0.01 (31) | −0.02 (23) |
Cervical : > Lordosis | 0.32 (49) | −0.12 (25) | 0.05 (29) |
    < Lordosis | 0.51 (63) | 0.43 (60) | 0.80 (85) |
Shoulders : Elevated | 0.30 (48) | 0.10 (33) | 0.23 (43) |
     Protracted | 0.29 (47) | 0.11 (33) | 0.14 (35) |
     Rounded | 0.61 (71) | 0.49 (62) | 0.83 (88) |
Scapulas : Adducted | 0.28 (46) | 0.26 (45) | 0.86 (89) |
Abducted | 0.31 (49) | 0.39 (54) | 0.59 (70) |
Thoracic : > Kyphosis | 0.91 (93) | 0.25 (44) | 1.00 (100) |
     < Kyphosis | 0.86 (90) | 0.57 (68) | 0.81 (85) |
Lumbar : > Lordosis | 0.79 (84) | 0.28 (46) | 0.63 (73) |
    < Lordosis | 0.15 (36) | −0.05 (19) | 0.69 (76) |
Pelvis : Anterior tilt | 0.39 (55) | 0.24 (50) | 0.68 (76) |
     Posterior tilt | 0.50 (63) | 0.54 (69) | 0.79 (85) |
Knees : Valgus | 0.34 (50) | 0.45 (71) | 0.47 (60) |
     Varus | 0.35 (50) | 0.59 (69) | 0.79 (85) |
     Recurvatum | 0.21 (41) | 0.23 (36) | 0.18 (38) |
     Flexum | 0.26 (27) | 0.09 (41) | 0.01 (26) |
Feet : < Plantar arch | 0.30 (48) | 0.26 (45) | 0.41 (55) |
   > Plantar arch | 0.29 (47) | 0.29 (46) | 0.66 (74) |
   Valgus | 0.43 (57) | 0.26 (45) | 0.34 (50) |
   Varus | 0.39 (55) | 0.73 (80) | 0.76 (82) |